Ius Laboris is a global alliance of law firms that specialise in employment, labour, immigration and pensions law. The network has over 1,500 HR lawyers based in 56 countries across Europe, the Americas, Middle East and Asia. Ius Laboris member firms advise HR professionals and legal counsel internationally on their HR legal requirements.
History Ius Laboris was established in 2001 by a group of labour and employment lawyers from Belgium, France, Spain, Luxembourg and Italy. In 2021, the alliance covers 59 countries across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The current Chairman is Pascal Lagoutte and the Executive Director is Sam Everatt.
Specialisation Members of the network offer legal advice in their respective countries and on the following areas:
Employment Rights Restructuring and Labour Relations Immigration and Global Mobility Pay and Benefits Data Privacy Discrimination
Health and Safety Pensions Pay Transparency
Products and services Delphius
Delphius is an AI-powered global employment law intelligence platform developed by Ius Laboris, launched in 2025. The platform is designed for in-house HR, legal and compliance teams managing multi-country workforces, providing instant answers to employment law queries across more than 50 jurisdictions. Content is curated and regularly updated by employment law experts from Ius Laboris member firms.
PayGapIQ
PayGapIQ (also referred to as GAP IQ) is an integrated compliance service launched by Ius Laboris to assist employers in meeting their obligations under the EU Pay Transparency Directive. PayGapIQ combines automated data processing with employment law expertise to assist organisations in analysing pay gaps, preparing compliance-ready reports for submission to relevant authorities, developing legally sound justifications for pay disparities where applicable, and implementing strategic interventions to reduce regulatory and legal risk.
Members +Argentina Funes De Rioja & AsociadosAustralia Kingston Reid Austria Burgstaller Preyer Bahrain Al Tamimi & Co. Belarus COBALTBelgium Claeys & Engels Brazil Veirano AdvogadosBulgaria Boyanov & Co.Canada Mathews Dinsdale Chile Munita & OlavarríaChina Fangda Partners Colombia Brigard Urrutia Croatia Divjak Topić Bahtijarević & KrkaCyprus George Z. Georgiou & Associates LLC Czech Republic Randl Partners Estonia COBALTFinland Dittmar & Indrenius France Capstan AvocatsGermany Kliemt.HR LawyersGreece Kremalis Law FirmHong Kong Lewis Silkin Hungary CLV Partners India Kochhar & Co.Ireland Lewis Silkin Israel Herzog Fox & Neeman Italy Toffoletto De Luca Tamajo e Soci Japan Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Kazakhstan AEQUITAS Law FirmLatvia COBALTLithuania COBALTLuxembourg CASTEGNARO Malta Ganado Advocates Mexico Basham, Ringe y Correa S.C.New Zealand Kiely Thompson Caisley Norway Hjort Peru Estudio Olaechea Poland RaczkowskiPortugal pbbr Romania Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen Saudi Arabia Al Tamimi & Co.Serbia Karanovic & Partners Singapore Rajah & Tann Slovakia Nitschneider and Partners Slovenia Selih & Partners South Korea Yulchon Spain Sagardoy Abogados Sweden Elmzell Switzerland Schneider & Troillet, Blesi & Papa Thailand Rajah & Tann The Netherlands Bronsgeest Deur Advocaten, Blom Veugelers Zuiderman Turkey Bener Law Office UAE Al Tamimi & Co.UK Lewis Silkin, Sackers Ukraine Vasil Kisil & Partners USA Epstein Becker Green
Rankings and awards
Band 1 - Employment: The Elite in Global-wide - Chambers and Partners (2025) Global Network of the Year - The Lawyer European Awards (2023) Highly commended - Global Network of the Year - The Lawyer European Awards (2024,2025)
References
External links Ius Laboris official site Insights Articles and publications Delphius AI guide to employment law Pay GapIQ Pay Transparency compliance